Moving Page #5

Synopsis: Meet Arlo Pear! He's a family man with a loving wife, a rebellious daughter, twin sons, and a half-dead dog, he's also got a nice job with the city in New Jersey. He's a mass transit engineer. But one day Arlo is fired so he must try to get another job. He finds a similar one to his old one, except it's in Boise, Idaho. Sounds good to Arlo, so he can finally get away from his insane neighbor who has a lawn mower the size of Pennsylvania. Only problem, how to break it to the family? The decision is soon made: they're moving. Now they've got to sell their house which has hilarious results, so now they need to get movers. Two former cons now movers show up with King Kong Bundy. Now, they gotta find a new house in Idaho. They soon find their dream house, so they return to New Jersey and head off to Boise. Arlo hires a man (Dana Carvey) to drive his SAAB to Idaho, not knowing he's a man of eight personalities. And if that isn't bad enough, their new house is not what they expected, and thei
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Alan Metter
Production: Warner Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
36
R
Year:
1988
89 min
587 Views


top-of-the-line appliances.

Oh, this is our stove.

It has the grill and a fan

with a downdraft.

It's great.

And over here, this operates

the garbage disposal.

Arlo:
What--

Ohh!

Casey!

Casey!

Here they are!

Is that

a working fireplace?

Yes, it is.

We use it all winter.

Very nice, very nice.

This would

be perfect for us.

Well, I'm glad

you like it.

Why don't you

come outside here?

I'll show you

the barbecue--

um, uh, where

does this go?

Oh, it's

just a basement.

You've seen one,

you've seen 'em all.

Well, could we

have a look at it?

Look at that? Jesus!

It's just a--just

a storage area now,

you know,

washing machine, dryer.

Well, we'd still

like to see it.

Oh, but, no!

You see,

it's a mess.

It's--damn watch!

Is there a problem

with the basement?

No, there's

no problem

with the basement,

except to be honest

with you, uh,

the door is stuck.

It's been stuck

for 6 months.

I've tried

to open it.

You can't open it.

Well, let--

but you can't.

Well, I'll just

give it a try.

I know you'll

give it a try--

here, I'll just--

well, I'll just--

wow!

That's--honey!

Well, uh,

we should've had you

here 6 months ago.

At least.

Well,

we're going.

Yeah, let's

have a look.

Well, this is

the garage door.

And the basement

is really dry...

Oh, my God.

Who's that?

Oh, that's

our daughter Casey.

Hi, honey.

These are the Seegers.

We'll be taking the washer

and dryer with us.

What are you doing

to this child?!

Oh...

She's a student.

It's

a class project.

Class project?

Yeah. She's studying

sensory deprivation.

She's doing

a damn good job.

She's gonna get

an "a."

Aren't you, dear?

We'll be

out of your way

in just a minute,

sweetheart.

Yeah. Uh-huh.

Come on this way.

This here

is the storage room.

Well, Mr. pear,

now, uh...

About your asking price.

Yes, um,

how firm is it?

Ahem.

Well, we have had

other interest.

Heh heh. But we'd be

willing to consider

anything,

say, within 5%.

My God.

Uh, of course,

that is negotiable.

Arlo?

Frank, what in the hell

are you doing here?

Hey, neighbor.

I saw the car

parked out front.

Somebody looking

at the house?

Yes, they are. Uh...

Can you come back

in 10 minutes, please?

Just thought

I'd say hi.

That's the kind

of guy I am.

They're showing

a snuff film

on cable, Frank.

Why don't you

check it out?

Frank, don't go

in the house.

Frank. Frank.

Mrs. pear.

Hi. I-I'm Frank Crawford.

Hi. I live right next-door.

Larry Seeger.

This is my wife Cleo.

Hi.

Cleo.

Oh, what

a beautiful name.

You know, one of

the, uh, women

that I work with

at the teen center

is named Cleo.

Get him out of here!

Ok.

Cleo:
Really?

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Andy Breckman

Andrew Ross "Andy" Breckman (born March 3, 1955) is an American television and film writer and a radio personality on WFMU. He is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series Monk on the USA Network, and is co-host of WFMU radio's long-running conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay. He has written screenplays for a number of comedy films including Sgt. Bilko (starring Steve Martin) and Rat Race (directed by Jerry Zucker), and is frequently hired as a "script doctor" to inject humorous content into scripts written by other screenwriters. His production bio at USA Network says, "He has trouble making friends." more…

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